Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-01-27
JUNCTION JoTTINGS
The Reaction of the Depot Rumor
Other News.

Talk about Ogden property II is
enough to swell the graspng palm OF Jay
Gould into the size OF CULVER among
the Liliputians. Now comes Fred D..
/ Kiesel, Esq, and invests $4,000 in Il
piece OF ground on Wall street. with no
! more than twenty-five feet frontage.
| Then again we have Messrs. Spargo and
| Warren who have Just paid Mr.. Il. \.
! Wells 81 900 for little lot on Fifth street,
on an eligible side on the bench. Trans
actions like these are going on all the
time, but no journal except the Demo-
Graf takes notice OF such indisputable
evidences OF material progress and pros
perity in the Junction City. Again We
ask: "Wake up, gentleman"
Mr.. George W. Driver has gone north.
He will first take stock in Driver & Sons
establishment at Montpelier, Bear Lake,
and afterwards 90 through the same oper-
alton at Logan.
Mr.. X. p. SAKE, returning from Salt
Lake City, reports great business in fine
thoroughbred cattle.
Don't talk wool to Patsy Healey; his
eyes are just watching with profuseness
OF delight over the late news of the fair
price OF the ovine exterior crop.
Don't forget that the memory OF
Thomas Paine will be revived next Sun
day night, in Coreys hall, by appropri-
ate services, songs and speeches. There
is free admission.
Since the plug hat brigade established
quarters in Ogden last fall, there has
been series OF suits in the Police Court
for sundres supplied by our too trusting
townsmen. On Tuesday four attach
ment suits were commenced against
some members of those loyal Lotharios
Tor cab hire, etc 1t is not yet known
whether there is anything attachable or
not, for their very hats have lost their
glossy color. There are many dolorous
creditors for the undollarous debtors.
w, T. Stoker, OF Plain City, is happy.
On the 2lst blooming girl was born to
him by his amiahle spouse. All con-
cerned are we'll. We congratulate.
Mr.. Frank Medina, brother-in-law of
Mr. IL. w. Shurtliff, has returned from
Medbury, Idaho, and resumed charge of
a key at the Western Union Telegraph
office here.
A friend OF the DEMOCRAT suggests
that those Salt Lake spectators as soon
as they get all the rock out OF the depot
foundation at Ogden, had better take an
other contract for the transportation of
the hole, as we wouldn't have any more
use for it then.
Mr.. Theo Brough, a gentleman can
wasting for safes, has put up at the Chap
man House.
w. V. Helirich, Esq, OF the CONNER
cial National Bank, has received word
from his brother, Hon. +. c.. Helfrch,
that the Idaho Legislature has passed a
law which will make the insurance COM
panles more safe in their inve stments
and risks.
j. }. Dickey, Superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
came in from Omaha last evening He
put up at the Broom Hotel.
The Liberal party is moving as a solid
phalanx. to give the Peoples party a
severe dose OF Pharsalus, on February
l4th. All the indications point to $50
Liberal majority at the next city election.
j. G., Felt came up from Salt Lake CITY
last evening.
E. X. Chase was guest at the Broom
yesterday.
The installation OF the Temple of
Honor officers took place last evening,
DR.. Hooker, OF Evanston, and other gen.
tlemen from the vicinity taking part in
the interesting doings.
The story telephoned you about the re-
mOvaI OF stone from the foundation for
the new depot is wholly untrue. Ogden
is holding her own and will continue to
do so in the future. Why these bicker-
ings and municipal jealousies? DO YOU
not remember that Greece fell by the
rivalry OF Athens and Thebes?
OGDEN, Jan. 81, 1887.
In regard to the rumOr of the removal
OF the Union depot to this city, the
DEMOCRAT wishes to remind its Ogden
friends that this was published simply as
matter OF news, and without any of the
spite shown by the other Salt Lake pa
pers. The information was from n good
source, and the DEMOCRAT does not care
to 90 back on it. Ii there is nothing in
the rumor SO much the better for Ogden,
and the DEMOCRAT congratuates. but if
1t is true, its publication does not make il
any worse. Our Ogden correspondent de.
mes the statement, and his denial is
published. Now, where's the harm
Speaking OF municipal jealousies," are